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Chicken Wire Fabrication - Video

Chicken wire, also known as poultry netting and hexagonal netting, is a woven wire mesh. The video below shows how chicken wire mesh is woven. You can see how the wires are twisted together to make the hexagonal opening.

This particular machine is weaving mesh used in making Gabions. Although the mesh is larger (3") and the wires used are heavier (11 gauge and heavier) than the chicken wire you can buy at your local store, the manufacturing process is similar.

There is one difference. This machine is doing continuous weave - the twisted wires run in the same direction the entire length of the twist. Chicken wire available in stores is made with a reverse twist - the twist switches direction (reverses itself) half way through the length of the twist. Continuous weave is inherently stronger than reverse twist.

@David G. I don't think the "younger gereration" is any less inquisitive than they were when you were their age. It is quite possible that this would have bored a younger version of you to tears. The real issue is that with advances in technology, people's interests are stretched thin. There are so many more things to be interested in. For instance, what technologies are used to make this webpage run? If you don't know, is that because you are not inquisitive? Certainly there are thousands of highschool students who could tell you.

Lucy Beran

I'm a younger generation and I loved this, thank you! (p.s. I also know html, css, and some javascript)

Large manufacturing machines are interesting to watch. I appreciate the post.

David Gehrman, you could have left the middle sentence generalization out of your post. I am sorry you have had the experience of the younger generation not being inquisitive, perhaps you should associate with a more inquisitive batch of young people. Your comment makes you seem old and bitter.

My three year old son loves the show How Its Made on Science Channel and is pretty inquisitive. So I see your gross generalization and raise you a contradictory anecdote.

David Gehrman

Thanks. I am always curious to see how things are made. Too bad the younger generations don't seem so inquisitive. Show more.

Duncan Page

Thanks for the comment. I'm always looking for informational videos.

David Dutton

Thanks for the clip, Duncan. Those machines sure beat wire weaving by hand!

Nuria

Completely hypnotising. Love it!

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